Off-the-shelf
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Off the shelf may refer to:
  • Off-the-shelf component
  • Commercial off-the-shelf
    Commercial off-the-shelf
    In the United States, Commercially available Off-The-Shelf is a Federal Acquisition Regulation term defining a nondevelopmental item of supply that is both commercial and sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace, and that can be procured or utilized under government contract...

    , a phrase in computing terminology
  • Ready-to-wear
    Ready-to-wear
    Ready-to-wear or prêt-à-porter is the term for factory-made clothing, sold in finished condition, in standardized sizes, as distinct from made to measure or bespoke clothing tailored to a particular person's frame. Off-the-peg is sometimes used for items which are not clothing.Ready-to-wear has...

  • Shelf corporation
    Shelf corporation
    A shelf corporation, shelf company, or aged corporation, is a company or corporation that has had no activity. It was created and left with no activity - metaphorically put on the "shelf" to "age"...

    , a type of company
  • Off the Shelf Festival
    Off the Shelf Festival
    Now in its 20th year, the Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading is an annual event offering excellent quality, exciting, wide ranging and innovative programming and attracting some of the most prestigious names in literature to Sheffield...

    , a festival of writing and reading which takes place each year in Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • A product recall
    Product recall
    A product recall is a request to return to the maker a batch or an entire production run of a product, usually due to the discovery of safety issues. The recall is an effort to limit liability for corporate negligence and to improve or avoid damage to publicity...

    (the product is "taken off the shelf")
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